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The Salt Gland of Larus glaucescens At Work! The overly salty water has been excreted by the salt gland above the orbit, runs down the groove behind the external nares and ends as a drop at the end of the beak. Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Glaucous-winged gull,Larus glaucescens Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

The Salt Gland of Larus glaucescens At Work!

The overly salty water has been excreted by the salt gland above the orbit, runs down the groove behind the external nares and ends as a drop at the end of the beak.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Love this educational post, thanks Gary! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Ferdy, you are more than welcome. I never realized the glands were that large. It just so happened that we had a skull available, an eagle kill I believe, to actually see where the glands are situated.
      https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70058/the_skull_of_larus_glaucescens_without_the_lower_mandible.html/zoom       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
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    That's incredibly fascinating! Great post :) Posted 6 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Christine, thank you. Gary Posted 6 years ago

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The Glaucous-winged gull

The glaucous-winged gull is a large, white-headed gull. The genus name is from Latin "Larus" which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific "glaucescens" is New Latin for "glaucous" from the Ancient Greek, "glaukos", denoting the grey color of its wings.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Nov 29, 2018. Captured Nov 29, 2018 11:21 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/13.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1000
  • 150mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.